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MONTREAL - Aeroplan members will be able to earn points on most of their purchases on Amazon.ca starting on April 24. The loyalty rewards program says members who visit Amazon.ca through the Aeroplan website will be able to earn at least one Aeroplan mile for every $1 dollar spent.
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LAS VEGAS -- A key executive behind Amazon Go, the online leader's much heralded cashier-less grocery store, says she was surprised at how many customers were hesitant to just walk out the store. "What we didn't necessarily expect was how many people would stop at the end on their first trip or two and ask, 'Is it really OK if I just leave?"' said Gianna Puerini, vice-president of Amazon Go, which opened in January in Seattle.
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European Union negotiator Michel Barnier says the EU and Britain have agreed to a large part of the treaty that will govern the U.K.'s departure from the bloc next year.
Barnier told reporters that the negotiators working day and night recently had agreed on "a large part of what would constitute the orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom.
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European Union negotiator Michel Barnier says the EU and Britain have agreed to a large part of the treaty that will govern the U.K.'s departure from the bloc next year.
Barnier told reporters that the negotiators working day and night recently had agreed on "a large part of what would constitute the orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom.
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BEIJING -- A U.S.-trained economist was appointed Monday to succeed the longtime governor of China's central bank, Zhou Xiaochuan, at a time when the ruling Communist Party is trying to reduce financial risks and surging debt.
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CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. says a recent U.S. tax ruling that eliminated a tax break for owners of certain interstate pipelines will have no material impact on its operations. Shares in TransCanada had come under pressure following the decision.
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Food giant Heinz's misled consumers about the health value of Little Kids Shredz products for toddlers, an Australian court ruled Monday, adding that the US firm should have been aware the claims were deceptive. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Heinz to court in 2016, saying images and statements on Shredz products, which contain fruit pastes, purees and concentrate, indicated they were healthy and nutritious for young children.
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OTTAWA - A brand of lean ground beef is being recalled because of possible E. coli contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Good Boucher brand beef was sold in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and P.E.I.
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